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Greta Garbo photographed in 1920 wearing a cloche and a velvet coat. She always looked impossibly glamorous, although I have

I was talking about my fascination with vintage mug-shot photos a few days ago and since then I stumbled upon

I love so many things about this photo. I love the swinging deckchairs, those huge and cumbersome hats (on the

Greta Garbo smouldering in a publicity photo from 1930, the year she moved from silent movies into talkies. Her first

A very fancy 1920s cloche hat with amazing detailing and what looks like metallic inserts. Isn’t it fabulous?

I know, I know! It’s WAY to early to be posting Halloween-themed photos but I couldn’t resist. It’s a month

2 stylish ladies and a baby on board a boat sometime in the 1930s. I’d love to know what colour

A striking photo of Joan Crawford in the 1920s. I love the way the silhouette and shadows really add to

The strange and (thankfully) short-lived sport of turtle riding was popular for a while in Australia during the 1920s and

Did you know that Audrey Hepburn wasn’t Capote’s first choice to play Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s? Hope you

Two very stylish ladies in their 1930s race day fashions at Warwick Farm racecourse. I particuarly like the long striped

Coco Chanel wrapped up in a big fur coat sometime in the 1920s. The photo looks like it might have

A cheerful cherry-print 1950s bikini modelled by Shirley Deas from Florida, 1955. I’m not sure what to make of that

Isn’t this a lovely outfit? The 1930s were so stylish with the slim fitting long and mid-length dresses. I love

1920s actress Vilma Banky wearing a cloche hat and 3 rows of pearls, 1927

A young Joan Crawford wearing a cloche hat and some very austere makeup from, 1927. I love her embroidered collar

Isn’t this a stunning photo of Joan Crawford? It dates from the early 1930s and I love the dark lace-veiled